Table-bed.



C. R. KLOK,

TABLE BED.

APPLICATION man 111116.19111. 11e11wEDsP 1.17,1911.

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TABLE BED.

APPLlcAioN FILED MN. 16,1914. RiNzwEn sEPT.17.1911. 1,24612.

Patented Nov. 13, 19N,

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT omero,

CARL R. KLOK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY IVIESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOUNITED TABLE-BED COMIE'ANY, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

TABLE-BED.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 13, 1917,

Application filed January 16, 1914, Serial No. 812,532. RenewedSeptember 17, 1917. Serial 310.191,89.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL R. KLOK, a citi- Zen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Table-Beds, of which the followingis a speciiica'tion.

My invention relates to table beds of that kind in which the folding bedframe is mounted to revolve or rotate about a hori- Zontal axis, whilein a folded condition, whereby the rectangular bundle formed by thefolded bed frame is movable relative to the table body, when the same isto be folded or unfolded.

The object of my invention, as herein shown and described, is to providea .novel construction and arrangement whereby the axis of rotation ofthe bed frame is movable about another axis, as by rotatively mountingthe bed frame on a swinging carrier frame, wherebyrthe bed is movableabout a plurality of axes, when in a folded condition, and is not fixedin the table body.

It is also an object to provide certain details and combinations tendingto increase the general eiiiciency of a table bed of this particularcharacter.

To the foregoing and other usual ends, my invention consists in mattershereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings l Figure l isa longitudinal section of atable bed embodying the principles Vof -my invention, on line. 1 1 in Fig.f2.

Fig. 2 is a section oniline 2 2 in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the carrier frame swunginto position to permit unfolding of the bed frame.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the bed unfolded.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section on line 5 5 in Fig. 3. p

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section on line 6 6 in Fig. et.

As thus illustrated, my invention comprises a table body A, having legsa, disposed at the four corners thereof, and having fixed end walls aland a fixed side wall a2, the top a3 and other side wall at beingremovable in any suitable or desired manner.

The folding bed B comprises a rectangular iron frame composed ofsections o, b1 and 52 which are pivotally connected together by links b3and b4, the latter being shorter than the former. A carrier frame C ispivoted on the end walls ofthe table at c, and the section b ispivotedon said carrier frame at c1, whereby the bed frame, when foldedin the manner shown in Fig. 3, is adaptedto rotate about a horizontalaxis, while the said carrier frame is in a vertical position. `W hen thebed frame is folded, the section o2 is disposed between sections Z) and4b1, and space is also provided forthe mattress and bedding. A strapb5can be provided for holding the bed frame in folded condition, and thecarrierffraine may be provided withr pivoted locks or catches c2 Vvforengaging the vbed frame, whereby the :latter is locked` and heldparallel with the carrier frame. In this condition, the carrier frameandkbed frame can be swung upward and over, in the direction of thetable body, until the carrier frame rests on thestop D, .which latter isifixedon the table body, In such position the swivel section bis upsidedown. I 1When the bed is extended as shown in Fig. 4 the frame issupportedl by pivoted legs Fi, of any suitable character, connected tothe links b3 and b4 at their upper ends by long links e and el, wherebythese legs automaticallylfold and unfold when the bed frame is foldedand unfolded also.; and when the bed frame is extended the links b? areprevented from sagging by the stops F which engage the endy of thesection ZJ, holdingA it in the position shown in Fig. 4; but these stopsF are pivoted at f, if `found desirablekor necessary,fso that they maybe folded fiat-wisc against the inner surface of the end wall' al, thuspreventing interference withthe foldino and unfolding of the bed frame.To unfold the bed frame, the carrier frame C is lifted upward from thestop D, and brought over and thendownward to the position shown in Fig.8, and then the strap b5 is detached and the bed frame unfolded. rl`husthe bed is brought to a large extent outside of the table, and onlyprojects a short distance within the table when in use. Any suitablemeans can be employed for making the table top a3 and at removable topermit said folding and unfolding of the bed.

With the foregoing construction, therefore,'it will be seen that theinvention involves one method of combining a table with a transverselyfolding bed frame, the sections of which are in three superimposedlayers when folded, in such a manner that the bed is of proper heightwhen unfolded and whereby the table is also of the proper or standardheight when the bed is folded. Furthermore, notwithstanding the factthat the bed folds into three superimposed layers, the table ischaracterized by sufficient clearance below, so that it can be usedcomfortably and without inconvenience like an ordinary table. Again, thebed when of standard length, and when entirely folded, in combinationwith the structure shown, results in a table of the ordinary or usualwidth employed for library or similar tables, so that the table can bemoved around and pushed through ordinary doorways in the usual manner.The invention, there-fore, affords one way of solving some oftheproblems involved in so combining a folding bed frame of this kind witha table so that the result will be a structure which is a satisfactorytable and also a. satisfactory bed, the standard requirements of neitherone being sacrificed to the other. But, of

-'- course, l do not limit myself to the eXact construction shown anddescribed.

lNhat I claim as my invention isl. A table bed comprising a body havinga movable top and side, a carrier frame movably mounted on said body,means to support said frame, and a folding bed frame rotatively mountedon said carrier frame.

2. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side, acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted on said carrier frame, said carrier frame beingpivoted to swing directly upward from its position in the table, tobring said bed frame into position for unfolding.

3. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side, acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted on said carrier frame, said bed frame includingpivotally connected sections, one of which sections is swiveled on thecarrier frame, and said swiveled section being upside down when the bedis folded within the table.

el. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side., acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted on said carrier frame, said bed frame havingprovisions whereby a mattress may be folded therewith.

5. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side, acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted on said carrier frame, and means for locking theframes together when the bed is folded.

6. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side, acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted on said carrier frame, and means for engaging the bedframe, when the bed is unfolded, carried on the body.

7. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side, acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted on said carrier frame, and means fixed on the bodyfor supporting said frames within the table and engaging the carrierframe when the bed is folded. Y

8. A table bed comprising a body having a movable top and side, acarrier frame movably mounted on said body, and a folding bed framerotatively mounted between its ends on said carrier frame, said bedframe including pivotally connected sections, linlrs connecting thesections, providing space for a mattress, and folding legs for the bedframe.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 23rd day offDecember l913f CARLR. KLOK.

Witnesses:

RACHEL J. RICHARDSON, Rosn E. SEHNEM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

